Sturgis announces snow-day make-up plan

After reviewing new guidelines put in place by the state of Michigan, Sturgis Public Schools has announced its plan for making up snow days that exceeded the state limit for an academic year.

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By Justin Wright Twitter: @jwrightSJ

Sturgis Journal - Sturgis, MI

By Justin Wright Twitter: @jwrightSJ

Posted Apr. 29, 2014 at 4:56 PM

By Justin Wright Twitter: @jwrightSJ
Posted Apr. 29, 2014 at 4:56 PM

After reviewing new guidelines put in place by the state of Michigan, Sturgis Public Schools has announced its plan for making up snow days that exceeded the state limit for an academic year.

The last day of school for SPS students who are not seniors will be June 13. It will be scheduled as a half-day.

Beginning May 12, the school day will be extended by 10 minutes for the remainder of the school year, beginning five minutes earlier and ending five minutes later.

Schedule changes will not affect the Sturgis bus transportation schedules.

Changes stem from a revision of guidelines from Michigan Department of Education that will now allow schools to add time to the school day to provide schools an alternative option to extending classes later into the year.

If a school district previously had 175 or more days scheduled, it can now hold 174 days as long as a district still reaches the 1,098 hours of school time required per academic year.

These changes will apply only to the 2013-2014 school year, following an extreme winter that led to numerous school closings and postponements.